Raleigh Prison Reflector License Plates Boost Output
The central Raleigh prison license plate shop now turns out reflectorized auto tags at 18 000 daily. Director Ralph Edwards says minor March adjustments improved manufacturing. From now to year end an eight hour shift will produce 2 575 000 glow tags for 1967, with 700 000 more planned January to March 1968 for the next year. Colors shift yearly. 1967 plates feature green numerals on white.
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Raleigh
Ralph Edwards
Prison. Enterprises
Russian burns self in protest in central Moscow square
A 26 year old Ukrainian truck driver Nikolai Didyk poured gasoline on his head and set himself alight in Dzershinsky Square near Lubiana Prison after being blocked from serving in Viet Nam. He died days later in Burdenko military hospital. Police declined comment.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Viet Nam
Nikolai Didyk
Didyk
Dzershinsky
Lubianak
Soviet
Secret Police
Burdenko Military Hospital
U S Officials Saddle To Storm In South Viet Nam
AP analysis notes officials fear prolonged turmoil in South Vietnam may reshape policy as demonstrations prompt anti American sentiment. They seek to avoid dictating decisions while backing a temporary military directorate under Ky amid continued war prosecutions.
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Joen.m. Hightower
Washington
South
Viet Nam
United States
Defense Department
U.S
Viet- Nam
U. S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Hawaii
Buddhists Silent On Vietnam Junta Pledge For Elections
Saigon a military government vowed to hold elections after a constitution is drafted and election machinery is ready but Buddhist opposition boycotted the preparatory congress. General Thieu said the military aims to turn over power quickly, possibly in a month or two, with Ky and others in a proposed National Assembly structure. The Buddhist church condemned U.S. backing for the Thieu regime, accusing a civil war plan with U.S. support.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South Viet Nami
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Congress
U.S
Unified
Buddhist Church
1St Corps
Junta
Miners End Strike Turmoil With Mixed Back-To-Work Signs
In FITTSBURGH the soft coal strike saw most miners stay off the job despite a back-to-work order. About 190 miners returned at Thunderbird Collieries near Shelburn, Indiana, while Ohio blamed delays in the order. Across nine states roughly 3,000 miners participated in the largest walkout since 1950, sparked by contract talks in Washington. Telegrams from UMW officials urged a return, but no negotiations resumed until crews were back.
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Fittsburgh
Thunderbird
Shelburn
Ind
Ohio
United Mine Workers Union
Bituminous
Washington
Boyle
Edward G. Fox
The
Coal Association
Fox
Prisoners Riot at Maryland Correctional Institution
About 400 inmates rioted for two hours at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Breathesville as state police and guards moved in. Two prisoners and one guard injured, none seriously. Superintendent Preston B. Fitzberger said the cause was unknown and ordered breakfast to resume after roughly half of the inmates returned to their cells.
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Breathedsville
Maryland Correctional Institution
Preston’ B. Fitzberger
Major B52 raid hits North Viet Nam mountain pass
U S forces launched a large B52 bombing raid on a strategic mountain pass in North Viet Nam. The strike, described as among the war’s largest, coincided with a Viet Cong assault 40 miles east of Saigon that caused heavy American casualties as the 1st Infantry Division fought for five hours in dense jungle during Operation Abilene.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Baas
North Viet Nam
United States
1St Infantry Division
Mu Gia
U. S
Air Force
Navy
Vinh
Air
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
Son la
Bung Cha
Defense Department
It Was Horrible Says U S Soldier After Jungle Fight
U S Army infantrymen of the 1st Division fought near Binh Gia 30 miles east of Saigon in a two week jungle patrol. Captain William Nolen led the unit through a brutal clash that left many dead or wounded. Survivors recalled the horror as Viet Cong fire rained in, with sailors and air support evacuating the wounded.
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Rick Merron
Binh Gia
Viet Nam
Pfe
Ronald Haley
Haley
Ukiah
Calif
Saigon
U. S. 1St Division
William Nolen
Florence
S. C
16Th Regiment
Nolen
Kenneth Alderson
Banks Fork to Attract Savers as Money Tightens in NC
North Carolina banks, facing tight money and high loan demand, launch aggressive savings campaigns. Executives from Wachovia, NC National, First Citizens, and First Union note fierce competition to gather deposits, with certificates of deposit offering up to 5.5 percent and savings plans aimed at locking funds for extended periods. Savings and loan firms respond with quarterly dividends and rate hikes, prompting transfers to banks amid stock-market volatility.
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Ambrose B. Dudley
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
Nick . Hennessee
Wachovi Bnk and Trust Co
Art Jones
Jones
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
NCNB
Wachovia
First Citizens
First Union National Bank
Estes Faces Questions In Court In El Paso
Billie So Estes faces cross examination over claimed plots by him and others to deal in worthless mortgages involving millions. He named firms and people as participants, while finance company spokesmen disputed his tale. The hearing on his motion for a new trial followed his brief direct testimony after four years of silence. Estes, 41, seeks release from a Leavenworth federal sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie So
Estes
Joan Companies
West Texas
Leavenworth
Kan
U.S
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Elee Eelee
Nguyen van Thien
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Plasters North
Viet Nam Pass
Dinh Gia
Nashville
Tenn
Lewis Painter
Olympia
Wash
N.C
Tennessee
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